Passionate people but a little bit chaotic - Game Designer Asobo Studio Employee Review

3.0
26 Feb 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you are looking for a medium size studio with many passionate people on cool projects, that's a safe place to land. The projects are really interesting (even Flight Simulator). They are on a very good trend especially after the release of A Plague Tale: Innocence Good vibe and many good people. HR people and many managers are kind. The QA team is really great. They have a pretty good work/life balance most of the time. (Sometime you can have crunch time depending on your role though, but they pay overtime) Top management is pretty transparent and close to the studio people.

Cons

Some production can be somehow chaotic but they were doing some progress when I left. Sometime some people can be really difficult to handle and bring a toxic culture, but they are few people. Some big decisions on the projects can be difficult for the teams sometime (deadlines, cancellation, last-minute modifications …). It can be though to progress in the hierarchy considering that the key positions are taken by the co-owners of the company most of the time. Salaries (like many french video game companies) were very low when I left.

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3.0
16 Sept 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great city, new offices, nice job package

Cons

Expensive city, poor career evolution.

3.0
2 Dec 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good talented people that making their best to do ambitious games.

Cons

Unfortunately the relationship with Microsoft IS really complicated and infuse pressure to all the management and to the team. In consequence, crunch, have the impression that the all project has really fragile basis.

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